Over the Back Fence | Grandstand debate goes behind closed doors

Also: progress at the dog park, Twitter adds to TVCOGECO debate and the mayor hosts a big party

Otonabee South Monaghan Deputy Reeve Joe Taylor was recently named Deputy Warden for the County of Peterborough for 2013. He's looking forward to working for the benefit of current and future generations, such as his grandson Wesley

Fairgrounds future?: The City and Peterborough Agricultural Society lawyers met behind closed doors for three hours on Monday, trying to work out the repercussions of the City's plan to tear down the grandstand.

While we couldn't get any answers from the parties involved, we hear through the grapevine that the City is sticking to its guns to demolish the structure that backs on Lansdowne Street. Meanwhile, the Agricultural Society insists that it should be compensated if it's losing that seating.

Ultimately, we understand the farmers are open to negotiating a settlement that will give them enough money to move beyond city limits.

Stay tuned for more updates since this could take a while.

Digging the dog park: Get ready to see some real progress at the dog-park-to-be in Farmcrest Park. Contractors are supposed to start draining the area on Monday, so it will be a drier and friendlier place for our canine friends.

The Peterborough and Kawartha Rotary Clubs have taken the park on as one of its projects and their names will appear on the park's signs.

It looks like things are really starting to come together.

Tweets to TV: Cutbacks to the tourism centre were a hot topic during the TVCOGECO Politically Speaking show on Wednesday night as panelists responded to the story in Wednesday's edition of Peterborough This Week. While you can see that discussion in reruns, you may not have seen a pair of tweets that chimed in on the debate.

"Why not rent space to artisans? Maybe they can open co-op...tons of other ideas," Rhonda Warner asked.

"Maybe we could pay our friendly panhandlers to help visitors @ the understaffed Welcome Centre," chimed in Jim Truswell.

Perhaps we need to find extra chairs for them to join the panel.

Good luck getting to the gala: The Mayor's Charity Gala has sold out for Saturday night, for the second year in a row. The fundraiser supports the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough.